Incredible Waves of the lip as it pitches and throws The stacked lines of an incoming swell The surreal silver cylinder of a glassy barrel shot from underwater The technicolor hues of a tropical sunrise reflected in a pristine wave face Awesome Amazing Enticing Inspiring Incredible Waves is a new book which sets out to celebrate the beauty and majesty of ocean waves Published by UK based Orca Publications the 144 page hardcover book includes images of more than 50 world renowned spots including Pipeline Cloudbreak Desert Point The Right Shipstern s Bluff Skeleton Bay Snapper Rocks Apocalypse Aileen s The Box and Teahupoo Around 30 top surf photographers contributed t o the project submitting images of the breaks in every possible mood from playful and fun to dredging and deadly Among the A list snappers who contributed shots are Clark Little Brian Bielmann Chris Burkard Russell Ord Mickey Smith Jeff Flindt Ray Collins Laurent Pujol Tim McKenna DJ Struntz Alan van Gysen Brad Masters and Andrew Shield The photos are accompanied by essays insights from pro surfers plus a discussion about current trends in surf photography Readers interested in improving their own photographic skills will benefit from the technique sections at